Goodbye Stranger

"Goodbye Stranger"
Single by Supertramp
from the album Breakfast in America
B-side"Even in the Quietest Moments"
ReleasedJuly 1979 (US)
12 October 1979 (UK)[1]
Recorded1978
StudioThe Village Recorder, Los Angeles
GenreProgressive pop[2]
Length5:50
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Rick Davies
Producer(s)Peter Henderson, Supertramp
Supertramp singles chronology
"Breakfast in America"
(1979)
"Goodbye Stranger"
(1979)
"Take the Long Way Home"
(1979)

"Goodbye Stranger" is a song by the English rock band Supertramp; it was written by Rick Davies.[3] The song first appeared on their sixth studio album, Breakfast in America (1979). The lyrics present an "optimistic view from a drifter."[4]

  1. ^ "Supertramp singles".
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Supertramp Breakfast in America Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ Breakfast in America (1979). Inner sleeve credits. A&M Records.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference rw was invoked but never defined (see the help page).